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The Shield

The Shield breaks the conventional formula of the cop genre. It plays out in a tough, morally ambiguous world in which the line between good and bad is crossed every day. The series focuses on the tension between a group of corrupt but effective cops and a captain torn between bringing them down and advancing his own political ambitions.

Detective Vic Mackey

Michael ChiklisMichael Charles Chiklis (born August 30, 1963) is an American actor, director, and television producer. ...

Character Bio

Victor Samuel "Vic" Mackey is a Los Angeles Police Department detective working at the Barn in Farmington. He is also the leader of the Strike Team, a four-man anti-gang unit.
Mackey is a corrupt yet effective police officer; he steals from drug dealers, beats suspects and has committed murder on three occasions. Two of the victims were violent gangsters, though the first was an undercover officer trying to put Mackey and his team behind bars. Mackey sees his tactics as a means to an end.